меньшинство

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Russian

Etymology

From ме́ньше (ménʹše) +‎ -инство́ (-instvó), calque of French minorité.

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Noun

меньшинство́ (menʹšinstvón inan (genitive меньшинства́, nominative plural меньши́нства, genitive plural меньши́нств)

  1. minority (subgroup that does not form a numerical majority)
    Antonym: большинство́ (bolʹšinstvó)

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